Emmer out of touch with his constituents

I attended the Jan. 24 panel discussion at the College of St. Benedict where CD6 Representative Tom Emmer and Dr. Louis Johnston (CSB/SJU Professor of Economics) spoke about current issues in Washington.

It was clear by Mr. Emmer’s comments on most topics, including the tax bill, immigration, the Paris climate agreement and the solar panel tariff, that he is out of date and ill-informed. Dr. Johnston disagreed with Mr. Emmer on these and many other issues and Mr. Emmer did not seem willing to listen to reason or care about the facts.

Dr. Johnston spoke eloquently about the need for innovative thinking in order to prepare our workforce for the future and to deal with all the other difficult issues our nation is facing. Mr. Emmer seemed sadly stuck in the past, lacking in fresh ideas or visionary thinking.

Given that Mr. Emmer has refused to hold a Town Hall meeting for nearly 1 full year, even after constant requests to do so, it also seems he does not care what his constituents think. Tom Emmer appears out-of-date, out of ideas and out of touch with his constituents. We need a new representative!